| 词汇 | past-continuous |
| 释义 | the past continuous noun[ S ] uk /ˌpɑːst kənˈtɪn.ju.əs/ us /ˌpæst kənˈtɪn.ju.əs/(alsothe past progressive) the grammatical form used for an action that someone was doing or an event that was happening at a particular time. It is made with "was" or "were" and the -ing form of a verb: 过去进行时 "I was cooking" is an example of the past continuous.I was cooking 是过去进行时的一个例子。 Linguistics: verb forms, tenses & types of verbs accusative art auxiliary bare infinitive bent continuous copula finite gerund modality non-finite non-progressive passive passivization perfective phrasal verb subjunctive the active voice the future perfect the past tense GrammarPast continuous (I was working) We use was/were + the -ing form of the verb. … Past continuous: form We use was/were + the -ing form of the verb. … Past continuous: uses We generally use the past continuous to talk about actions and states in progress (happening) around a particular time in the past. It can emphasise that the action or state continued for a period of time in the past: … Past continuous or past simple? Past continuous = I was working Past simple = I worked … |
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